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Der, die or das Dutzend?

das Dutzend

Gender
neuter
English
dozen
Plural
die Dutzende

Why is it das Dutzend?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Dutzend. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Dutzend.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Dutzend in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Dutzend: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Dutzend is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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